15 Books Meme

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Snagged from half the f-list:

Rules: Don't take too long to think about it. Fifteen books you've read that will always stick with you. First fifteen you can recall in no more than 15 minutes.

A lot of these books were read during my childhood and teenage years, but they've stayed in my mind for 20 to 30 years.  Enough so that I read them to my children when they were old enough.  That's staying power.  For that reason I'm going to change the meme a bit and add what age I read them at, because I thought it was interesting how it falls.  In no particular order:

01.   Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden (middle 30's)

02.   Darwin’s Radio by Greg Bear (middle 30's)

03.   Why Have the Birds Stopped Singing? by Zoa Sherburne (11)

04.   Lord of the Flies by William Golding (14)

05.   To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (15)

06.   Pandora’s Star by Peter F. Hamilton  (middle 30's)

07.   Watership Down by Richard Adams (12)

08.   Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey (12)

09.   The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner (9)

10.   Remnant Population by Elizabeth Moon (late 20's)

11.   The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon (early 30's)

12.   The Secret Horse by Marion Holland (9)

13.   Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett (20's)

14.   Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene (13)

15.   Gone-Away Lake by Elizabeth Enright (9)